Jamia Tawakkulia Renga, or simply Renga Madrasah , is a madrasah located in the village of Renga, near Mogla Bazar, in South Surma Upazila, about 13 km south of Sylhet, Bangladesh, along the Sylhet to Moulvibazar Highway.

History

The madrasa was founded in 1919 by Maulana Shah Arkan Ali. It then came under the leadership of his son, Maulana Badrul Alam Shaykh-e-Renga, who was a mufassir and khalifa of Hussain Ahmed Madani, with Maulana Sikandar Ali serving as vice-principal. Allama Qamaruddin was appointed as the madrasa's first Shaykhul Hadith and he served for two years. The second Shaykhul Hadith was Allama Shihabuddin, a khalifa of Abdul Karim Kouria, who served for 47 years. The third principal of the madrasa was Maulana Shamsul Islam Khalil ibn Shaykh-e-Renga who served from 1977 to 2012. He was succeeded by his brother, Maulana Muhiul Islam Burhan ibn Shaykh-e-Renga, who is the current principal.

Education levels

The Jamia offers primary, secondary, higher secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate Islamic education.

Students and staff

As of 2015, there are 42 staff (academic and administrative combined) and enrollment is roughly 1,350.